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Toronto Maple Leafs: 10 Defenseman Not Named Pietrangelo to Pursue

By Stephen Nixon

SUNRISE, FL - DECEMBER 15: Aaron Ekblad #5 of the Florida Panthers and Mitch Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battle behind the net during second period action at the BB&T Center on December 15, 2018 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
SUNRISE, FL - DECEMBER 15: Aaron Ekblad #5 of the Florida Panthers and Mitch Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battle behind the net during second period action at the BB&T Center on December 15, 2018 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 16: Travis Hamonic #24 of the Calgary Flames battles against Zach Hyman #11 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on January 16, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Flames defeated the Maple Leafsd 2-1 in a shoot-out. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

#7. Travis Hamonic

With positive puck-possession numbers for most of his career, Hamonic would be a good addition the Leafs blue-line, but it would have to come at a cheap price. His game is a lot less physical than it used to be and he doesn’t provide much offense.

Instead, Hamonic is a very steady NHL defenseman who isn’t going to show up on the score-sheet, but can provide 20-plus minutes per night. He’s the type of player that if you didn’t notice him, he had a good night and the Leafs need a player or two like that.

Based on his offensive production, the Leafs could be able to grab Hamonic for $3M or so, which would be a great find. With so much money tied up to their top players, signing someone like Hamonic would be a good boost to the blue-line, without having to move a player like William Nylander to clear cap-space.

Hamonic is right handed and would add a steady veteran presence to the Leafs blue line.

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